Dongguan had explored Universe Boat for a long time without encountering either enemies or allies.
"It looks like this really is a route with very few explorers."
Like the Black Pattern Stone Pillar space, Dongguan suspected that the earlier bluestone platform might hold secrets too. However, nothing had clearly revealed itself, so he was not sure.
At the very least, that place could serve as a base for exploring Universe Boat.
"This is Flame Water Lake."
Dongguan had wandered for a long time, recording his map all the while, but he had not connected it to his previous map. Now, at last, he had found a familiar place.
"If I use that bluestone platform as a starting point, perhaps I can focus on exploring an entire region."
Recalling his race's decision to relocate to Universe Boat, Dongguan thought this should be of some help.
Of course, his most pressing task was to retrieve the many Supreme Treasures he had temporarily stored away earlier as a precaution against accidents.
Gazing at the lake's surface, which burned with blue flames, Dongguan worked out his bearings.
"Should I change identities again?"
He thought it over. All the Supreme Treasures on him that could "prove his identity" were now gone. He did not know what subsequent decisions the Divine Eye Clan had made, but their hostility was certain. It would be better to return to his original identity.
Whether "Bai Yu Master" was a human or some sort of humanoid life-form might invite speculation. But "Skywatching Master," whose appearance differed from that of a typical Huaxia human from Earth only in the vertical mark between his eyebrows, was unmistakably a standard human.
"Fortunately, I didn't perish. Otherwise, losing this bead would have been troublesome too."
Dongguan rubbed the bead and put it away. Then